Principal Clinical Psychologist - Internal Only
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NHS Ayrshire & Arran is hiring a Principal Clinical Psychologist for its Clinical Health Psychology Service at Ayrshire Central Hospital. The role involves providing highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment for patients with long-term physical health conditions, plus clinical supervision and service development. This is a permanent, part-time position (28.8 hours per week, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm) open only to internal staff of NHS Ayrshire & Arran.
- Permanent part-time role, 28.8 hours per week, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm
- Open only to internal staff of NHS Ayrshire & Arran
- Based at Ayrshire Central Hospital within the Clinical Health Psychology Service
- Requires HCPC registration and a Doctorate in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
- UK driving licence preferred
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Requirements
Note that this post is only open to internal staff of NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Interviews for this post will be held on Friday 18th September.
NHS Scotland
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Who We Are
NHS Ayrshire and Arran are one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran, we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.
To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)
Position
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Clinical Psychologist within our Clinical Health Psychology Service based at Ayrshire Central Hospital.
Hours
28.8 hours per week (Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm), but variation in contracted hours may be considered.
This post is offered on a permanent basis.
UK Driving Licence
A UK driving licence is
for the role please click the link below to view the person specification
For Informal Enquiries, Please Contact
Dr. Lesley Allan, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Health Psychology Service
Telephone 01294 323565. Email lesley.allan@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
RIGHT TO WORK / CERTIFICATES OF SPONSORSHIP
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your
Preferred Qualifications
for this role.
What You Will Do
This post sits clinically within the clinical health psychology service providing input to the general medicine psychology service. The post holder will have operational day to day and professional line management by the Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Lead for Clinical Health Psychology, as an employee of the NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s wider Psychological Service. The Clinical Health Psychology service consists of a number of Clinical Psychologists, linked to acute medical specialties: Cardiac, Post Viral Rehab, Pain, Bariatric, Weight Management, ICU/Critical Care and General Medicine. Within each of these acute specialist areas the Psychologist is an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Medical and Allied Health Professionals.
Within the general medicine service you will provide highly specialist psychological assessment, formulation and treatment for individuals experiencing distress as a result of their long-term physical health condition. The general medicine service covers all acute medical teams in NHS Ayrshire & Arran including but not limited to: diabetes/endocrinology, oncology, renal, gastroenterology and respiratory. You will offer advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers; working autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the service’s policies and procedures.
You will utilise research skills for audit, policy and service development and research within the area served by the team/service and provide clinical and professional supervision to other psychologists, CAAPs and/or trainees undertaking Doctoral training. You will undertake service development which may have an impact beyond own area of practice. You will provide training and supervision/coaching in the use of psychologically informed approaches within the wider MDT(s).
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description.
Knowledge, Training And/or
Experience
Required For This Post
Post graduate Doctorate degree in Clinical/Counselling Psychology
Honours degree in Psychology (minimum 2:1). Eligibility for Chartered Clinical Psychology Status
You will be an HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist with previous
working with patients with long term physical health conditions and/or working in medical settings. Applications from final year DClinPsy Trainee Clinical Psychologists are welcomed as are discussions about relevant transferrable experiences. This post will be based in Ayrshire Central Hospital but the clinical health psychology service is pan-Ayrshire, and a degree of travelling across NHS Ayrshire & Arran may be required - a car driver is preferred.
For further information on the
Responsibilities
- include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.
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